Ascent Trip Report

I was in a west-facing coastal area at about 45 degrees latitude, which means one thing: expect rain, and lots of it. Despite this, I decided to do a hike today anyway, so from 10:10 AM to 4:10 PM I climbed Alex Knob, a low 4250 foot foothill overlooking the Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand's Westlands. I was starting at only about 600 feet, so it was a long, hard hike. I got totally soaked, and the summit was in clouds, but there were some nice views of the Southern Alps and the glacier when I was below the clouds and above the trees.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

1114 m / 3652 ft

Trailhead:

189 m / 623 ft

Grade/Class:

1

Quality:

3 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail

Weather:

Drizzle, Cool, Very Windy, White-out

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

GPS Waypoints - Hover or click to see name and lat/longPeaks: climbed and unclimbed by Greg SlaydenClick Here for a Full Screen MapNote: GPS Tracks may not be accurate, and may not show the best route. Do not follow this route blindly. Conditions change frequently. Use of a GPS unit in the outdoors, even with a pre-loaded track, is no substitute for experience and good judgment. Peakbagger.com accepts NO responsibility or liability from use of this data.